California Wine chords by Bobby Goldsboro

• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Capo on 1st
• Difficulty: Beginner

California Wine
Bobby Goldsboro


Capo 1st fret


Intro Am G Am D F E Am G Am


          G
A cold December day
             Am
I saw her on the highway
            G
I said I`m headed west

She said you`re goin` my way
       Am
Then she got in with me
       F
Somewhere in Tennessee
        E
She snuggled up close to me
  E7           A
She kissed me and then she said


              D
I want you to take me to my California Wine
Bm     C#m  F#m        E7        E
She said I got to get back where the bright sun shines
A                    D        Bm
And then she turned my head around like California wine
       C#m7   F#m7      Bm7     E
And then she smiled at me and put her hand in mine
        F#m
And poured me a cup of wine
     E      F#m Gm G#m Am
sweet California wine


               G
She said she thumbed all day
               Am
From Wheeling West Virginia
              G
She said I`ll make a trade

For all the love that`s in ya`
       Am
I can sit and talk to you
           F
We`ll Share a cup of wine or two
        E
And I could be good to you
  E7           A
She kissed me and then she said


              D        Bm
I want you to take me to my California Wine
      C#m  F#m        E7        E A
She said I got to get back where the bright sun shines
                    D        Bm
And then she turned my head around like California wine
       C#m    F#m7      Bm7    E
And then she smiled at me and put her hand in mine
           F#m
And poured another a cup of wine
     E      F#m Gm G#m Am G Am G Am G F E Am Am(1 octave up)
sweet California wine


Am           G
We chased a fading sun
                 Am
And watched the shadows falling

And as we sipped the wine
 G
I heard California calling
          Am
Then she whispered in my ear
       F
And it became very clear
        E
I shifted into second gear
 E7          A
I kissed her and then I said
              D       Bm
I`m gonna` take you to the California wine
     C#m  F#m        E7        E A
I said we got to get back where the bright sun shines
                    D        Bm
And then she turned my head around like California wine
       C#m    F#m7      E7      E
And then she smiled at me and put her hand in mine
          F#m          E      E7 A
And poured another cup of wine sweet California wine


D F#m7 A E7 D/F A D C#m F#m (fade quickly)